The day started out crappy. Just before we went to bed last night Devon started having trouble walking. It wasn't really bad, so we decided to wait for the morning. When we woke up he couldn't walk at all. Ellen called the vet, got dressed, and took him in. I had to stay home because the sewer people were coming this morning.
I did the pet stuff and had breakfast while I waited for the sewer people. There was two vehicles and 6 or 7 people. They got here a little after 9 and worked until a little after noon. They tested the system when they were finished and said it was working perfectly. They gave me a small discount and it ended up costing about $300 less than I thought it would. I shouldn't have to worry about it for the rest of the time we live here.
Ellen came home while they were working. She said the vet was running tests and would call us later. I went out and did my exercises. Then it was brisket sandwich for lunch.
After lunch we went to the post office. We haven't been there since last Friday. Then we stopped at NAPA to get spray undercoating for the windmill pole. After that it was home.
The vet called just before Ellen left at 3:30 to go to Hog Heaven. He said he was going to run some more tests and that Devon could go home about 5.
I picked up the cat at 5. The vet explained that Devon had a small hole in his eardrum. Apparently this makes cats VERY dizzy. So dizzy that it's hard for them to walk. He gave us some steroids and antibiotics. He sent out samples for lab work, but it will be at least a week before the results are back.
When I got Devon home he was still sedated. Between that and the dizziness he could only flop around. Over the course of the evening he managed to get around, but his head is twitching which means he's still dizzy. This may last for several days.
I had leftovers and salad for dinner. After dinner was TV and reading.
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